InsideHigherEd By Mark Lieberman The Department of Education on Monday proposed to eliminate or substantially alter the existing federal definition of a credit hour, following several rounds of criticism for previous similar proposals. According to federal rules established during the Obama administration, one credit hour amounts to one hour of in-class instruction and […]
Career Education Colleges and Universities All 17 Democrats on the Committee on Education and the Workforce today unveiled the Aim Higher Act—a reflection of the House Democrats’ vision for reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), the senior ranking Democrat on the Committee, called the proposal an […]
MarketWatch Coding job searches are increasingly immersive, too, as Fullstack Academy students tap live social media networking to show off projects. For some tech job seekers, skipping college and learning to code might get them into a position a lot faster at Google, Amazon, Spotify, Venmo or any of a […]
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum May 30, 2017 The Trump administration has held internal discussions about relocating some functions of the Department of Education to other federal agencies, including moving its $1.4 trillion student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department, according to media reports. But that idea, which has periodically resurfaced […]
Inside Higher Ed By Ashley A. Smith March 14, 2017 California Democratic legislators proposed a college aid plan Monday to cover tuition and living expenses for the state’s students in an effort to rein in student debt, according to the Los Angeles Times. The proposal would supplement the state’s existing […]
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum March 10, 2017 Six days after the Internal Revenue Service’s data retrieval tool for the federal financial aid system went down, the Department of Education and IRS said Thursday they anticipate the tool will be unavailable for several more weeks. The ongoing issue is […]